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In the meantime, please use the workarounds suggested for each issue. To edit a shared calendar, go online to your own Outlook.com calendar, open Calendar for Windows 10, or use a mobile device. Read how to Add your Outlook.com account to another mail app. This occurs because custom form script is now disabled by default. To determine the cause of the performance issues, start the Assistant, and run the Outlook Diagnostic in the Advanced Diagnostics section. Serious problems might occur if you modify the registry incorrectly.
If your internet is slow or spotty, Outlook might struggle to sync data. Outlook freezing or becoming unresponsive isnt just frustrating—it can derail your entire day. Lost work, missed deadlines, annoyed colleagues… Its the kind of headache no one needs. Find solutions to common problems or get help from a support agent. If Outlook is in use by another process, this information is displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. If you try to perform other actions while Outlook is in use, Outlook may not respond.
In order to optimize disk space consumption and remove old elements, you need to configure the AutoArchive feature in Microsoft Outlook. There is currently no option to revert to the prior behavior, but we would love to hear your feedback to help us with future designs. To learn more about how to send us feedback, please see How do I give feedback on Microsoft Office. To access the filtering options faster, add them to your Quick Access Toolbar.
After updating Office, you may experience a brief flashing window every hour, which triggers the OfficeBackgroundHandlerRegistration task to start running. In this case, sign in to the Microsoft 365 portal by using your administrator credentials, and then select service health to determine whether other customers are experiencing the same issue. If other customers are experiencing the issue, the issue should end when the service-interrupting event is resolved. If youd like to share any feedback about this article, please let us know.
The best thing about the tool is that it can also retrieve permanently deleted data from a PST file after repairing it. In such cases, users first need to repair the damaged PST file and then restore their Outlook account. Our software requires that the damaged file is fully readable so if you can copy the file to a normal, not crashed hard drive, our software will probably help you.
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The good news is that Outlook has a built-in tool to scan for corrupted files. You can also make PST files a smaller size that won't corrupt as easily. If you are using Outlook on a PC, you can check to see what is currently permitted by your computer or try to reset the Credential Manager and remove any old passwords. There are a number of reasons this issue arises, which makes it even https://fixoutlookhelp.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/repair-outlook-ost-and-pst-files-2025-guide/ more infuriating.
For more information, see How to install the latest applicable updates for Microsoft Outlook (US English only). Now all you need to do is to untick the add-ins and close the dialog. Our blog is https://fixoutlookhelp.wordpress.com/2025/10/29/repair-outlook-ost-and-pst-files-2025-guide/ created by a team of IT experts specializing in Support, Security, and Solutions. We share insights, tips, and best practices to help you navigate the tech landscape and protect your digital assets.
If you have email messages in an email program, you must import your email messages and addresses to the new user profile before you delete the old profile. If everything is working correctly, you can now delete the old profile. One of my users is having issues with Outlook freezing constantly and its driving me mad.
Start classic Outlook in safe modeIn Windows 10, click Start.Type Outlook /safe, in the Search programs and files and then click OK.Close and re-open Outlook.If the issue is resolved, you can keep working, or if you have time, take the following steps to find out what COM Add-in is causing the problem.
Later software reads, analyze and show data from the customer's file. Microsoft Outlook data files contain main objects ( messages, contacts, notes, reminders, attached files and others) and service objects that are not shown to the user. While writing the recovered data to the new .pst file, the program does not write some service objects because there is no need to do it.